GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
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| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |